[DEHC] Enviro Seminar at UMass Boston, Weds April 16, 2:30

[Rosanne.Foley at dotwell.org]

   The UMass Boston Department of Environmental, Earth & Ocean Sciences
   presents

   Green Boston: Acting Locally to Address Global Climate Change

   Featured Speaker: Jim Hunt, Chief of Environment and Energy, City of
   Boston

   Weds, April 16, 2:30-4:00pm

   Venue: Lipke Science Auditorium (S/2/003A)

   The City of Boston has recently implemented a number of sustainability
   initiatives under Mayor Menino
    and Jim Hunt's leadership, particularly in the areas of green building
   policy, renewable energy and efficiency, and ground water protection.
   In January, Boston became the first major city in the nation to require
   private development to follow the US Green Build ing Council?s LEED
   stan d ar d s as part of the City?s zoning review process.   Boston has
   also been recognize d by the US EPA as the largest municipal purchaser
   of green power and bio diesel fuel in New England .  This commitment to
   sound environmental an d energy practices has led to the City of Boston
   being ranked the 3rd  Most Sustainable City in the nation by Popular
   Science Magazine, a national organization dedicated to introducing
   innovative green practices to cities and towns across the US.

   Jim Hunt serves on Mayor Thomas Menino?s Cabinet as Chief for
   Environmental and Energy Services for the City of Boston.  In this
   capacity, Jim Hunt is the Mayor?s lead advisor on environmental and
   energy policy and oversees several City agencies including the
   Inspectional Services Department, the Environment Department, Parks
   Planning, and Boston ?s Recycling Program.  Jim also serves as a
   Mayoral Appointee to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Water
   Resources Authority (MWRA) and as a Trustee on the Boston Groundwater
   Trust. Prior to joining the City, Jim Hunt served as Assistant
   Secretary for the Commonwealth?s Executive Office of Environmental
   Affairs (EOEA) and was responsible for administering the Massachusetts
   Environmental Policy Act (MEPA).